Nation Radio UK

Nation Radio UK is a quasi-national radio station in the UK, broadcasting online and on DAB. It is owned and operated by Nation Broadcasting.

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Nation Radio

Broadcast area	Various
Frequency	DAB+: 11B: (Morecambe Bay) DAB: 12A (London and Channel Islands)
Branding	The Best Variety of Hits
Programming
Format	Adult contemporary
Network	Nation Radio
Ownership
Owner	Nation Broadcasting
History
First air date	4 June 2018 (2018-06-04)
Links
Website	Nation Radio UK

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The digital station was launched in June 2016 as Thames Radio with a line-up of former BBC and Capital presenters such as breakfast host Neil Fox, Dean Martin, Tony Blackburn, Alex Lester, Pat Sharp and Neil Francis, with all presenters broadcasting from 'virtual studios' (as Thames Radio had no physical studio premises of its own).^{[citation needed]}

In June 2017, Thames Radio^[1] dropped all of its presenters and became a non-stop music station, until changing its name to Nation Radio in June 2018.^[2] This was because the company behind Thames Radio had acquired a radio licence from Rock Radio Scotland (which was being unused) and wanted to launch a more 'national' service which would also include a station in Wales in time.^{[citation needed]}

In 2021, DJs broadcasting on Nation Radio UK included Russ Williams and Neil Francis, with Mike Read broadcasting The Heritage Chart every Sunday at 5pm.^[3][4][5]

In May 2022, broadcaster Greg Burns joined Nation Radio UK. Burns presents the weekday drive programme and weekend breakfast. ^[6]

In April 2025, broadcaster Roberto joined the Nation network hosting breakfast on Nation 80s and weekday evenings on Nation Radio UK.

As of September 2024, the station broadcasts to a weekly audience of 171,000, according to RAJAR.^[7]